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source_timestamps: ["§ Leading in the Age of AI", "¶29"]
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speakers: ["Cyril Bouquet", "Christopher J. Wright", "Julian Nolan"]
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2026/01/match-your-ai-strategy-to-your-organizations-reality"
source_title: "Match Your AI Strategy to Your Organization's Reality"
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sourceTitle: "Match Your AI Strategy to Your Organization’s Reality"
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# Scaling Wins the Decade

> "The next decade won't be won by the companies that launched the most pilots. It will be won by the companies that know how to scale. That means translating ambition into action—choosing the strategy that fits your organizational reality, empowering your people, and aligning AI with what you can truly control."

— the authors ([[entity-cyril-bouquet]], [[entity-christopher-j-wright]], [[entity-julian-nolan]])

The closing call to action. Ties the [[framework-ai-innovation-strategy]] to the workforce prescription and re-states the alignment thesis.